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People here seem to be amazed that this project is in C++, rather than a simpler language (C) or a more modern language (Rust). But you must notice that this is
by netheril96 9y ago
People here seem to be amazed that this project is in C++, rather than a simpler language (C) or a more modern language (Rust). But you must notice that this is a Google project, and Google writes many many projects, internal and external in C++. It almost never writes in plain C, and has no penchant for fancy new programming languages. You may disagree, but Google doesn't care.
- neolefty 9y agoC++ is of course a Swiss Army Knife of a language. Important context is the Google C++ style guide: https://google.github.io/styleguide/cppguide.html https://google.github.io/styleguide/cppguide.html
- _emacsomancer_ 9y agoWhat about Golang?